Kingwood Center Gardens

The former home and historic garden estate of Charles Kelley King, open all year-round, welcomes guests in the Garden Gateway visitor center featuring the Kingwood Garden & Giftshop, Gateway Cafe, “The Kingwood Story” in the Exhibit Gallery, and surrounding garden terraces. Stroll through vibrant gardens, display greenhouses, and tour the majestic 1920’s era mansion, Kingwood Hall. Come and explore the 47-acre estate renowned for both historic significance and horticultural excellence.

Kingwood also offers an extensive line-up of activities and educational programming that includes workshops, youth and family programs, and signature special events.

Storybook Trail and Peacock Playhouse: Kingwood’s Storybook Trail provides children and families an engaging literacy experience in the gardens. Children will enjoy walking the Woodland Trail in search of the next page of the story displayed on large signboards along the ADA path. What a wonderful way to enjoy a great book and experience nature while learning! New books are featured seasonally. Stop by the Peacock Playhouse – a nature themed play space for children offering both indoor and outside fun!

B&O Bike Trail Access: Kingwood Center Gardens offers access to and from the trail between 10 am and 6:30 pm, April through October. Guests can hop off the trail and spend some time exploring the gardens or grab a nutritious lunch in the Gateway Café. They can secure their bikes to a bike rack near the Garden Gateway visitor center and are free to shop and dine without paying for Garden admission. B&O Trail users may park their cars at Kingwood for free to start their time on the trail.

Visit kingwoodcenter.org for more details and hours.

Christmas at Kingwood: General admission pricing with online reservation required. Visit Kingwoodcenter.org. No general admission fee for shopping and dining during daytime holiday hours 10am-2pm.

Daytime Group Tour Price: Group tours are available upon request in a range of per person pricing that includes admission. To secure pricing, group tours must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. Golf cart tours also available. Please see our website for details and tour options. Available daytime hours only, not during evenings of Christmas at Kingwood.

Parking: Over 200 parking spaces are available in the auto-garden. Planted bioswales and medians manage stormwater runoff with cutting edge environmentally sustainable methods while providing a beautiful natural garden setting. Handicap parking is available near the main entrance.